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Scherger Air Force Base
Scherger is a surname of German origin, possibly being a variant of the surname Scherge, which originated as an occupational name for a messenger bailiff henchman. Notable people with the surname include: *Frederick Scherger (1904-1984), Australian military commander *George Scherger (1920-2011), American professional baseball player, coach, and manager *George L. Scherger (1874-1941), American minister, musician, writer, historian, and educator *Joseph E. Scherger (born 1950), American medical director See also *RAAF Base Scherger, a Royal Australian Air Force base in Queensland, Australia {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederick Scherger
Air Chief Marshal (Australia), Air Chief Marshal Sir Frederick Rudolph William Scherger, (18 May 190416 January 1984) was a senior commander in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). He served as Chief of Air Force (Australia), Chief of the Air Staff, the RAAF's highest-ranking position, from 1957 until 1961, and as Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee, forerunner of the role of Australia's Chief of the Defence Force (Australia), Chief of the Defence Force, from 1961 until 1966. He was the first RAAF officer to hold the rank of air chief marshal. Born in Victoria (Australia), Victoria of German origins, Scherger graduated from the Royal Military College, Duntroon, before transferring to the Air Force in 1925. He was considered one of the top aviators between the wars, serving as a fighter pilot, test pilot, and Flight instructor, flying instructor. He held senior training posts in the late 1930s and the early years of Military history of Australia during World Wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Scherger
George Richard Scherger (November 10, 1920October 13, 2011) was an American professional baseball player, coach, and manager. He played as an infielder for 19 seasons in the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers minor league organization, serving as a player-manager for the last ten. He then spent 19 years in the Cincinnati Reds system. He managed Reds' farm clubs for six seasons and served on the major league coaching staff for 13 seasons. Early life Scherger was born on November 10, 1920, in Dickinson, North Dakota. His family later moved to Buffalo, New York. There, he played football, basketball, and baseball at St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute from which he graduated in 1940. Playing career After high school, Scherger signed with the Brooklyn Dodgers. He made his professional debut in 1940 as a second baseman with the Superior Blues of the Class D Northern League. He also played that season for the Class D Newport Dodgers. His 1941 and 1942 seasons were spent with th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George L
George may refer to: People * George (given name) * George (surname) * George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George * George Washington, First President of the United States * George W. Bush, 43rd President of the United States * George H. W. Bush, 41st President of the United States * George V, King of Great Britain, Ireland, the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 1910-1936 * George VI, King of Great Britain, Ireland, the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 1936-1952 * Prince George of Wales * George Papagheorghe also known as Jorge / GEØRGE * George, stage name of Giorgio Moroder * George Harrison, an English musician and singer-songwriter Places South Africa * George, Western Cape ** George Airport United States * George, Iowa * George, Missouri * George, Washington * George County, Mississippi * George Air Force Base, a former U.S. Air Force base located in California Characters * George (Peppa Pig), a 2-year-old pig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph E
Joseph is a common male given name, derived from the Hebrew Yosef (יוֹסֵף). "Joseph" is used, along with "Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the modern-day Nordic countries. In Portuguese and Spanish, the name is "José". In Arabic, including in the Quran, the name is spelled '' Yūsuf''. In Persian, the name is "Yousef". The name has enjoyed significant popularity in its many forms in numerous countries, and ''Joseph'' was one of the two names, along with ''Robert'', to have remained in the top 10 boys' names list in the US from 1925 to 1972. It is especially common in contemporary Israel, as either "Yossi" or "Yossef", and in Italy, where the name "Giuseppe" was the most common male name in the 20th century. In the first century CE, Joseph was the second most popular male name for Palestine Jews. In the Book of Genesis Joseph is Jacob's eleventh son and Rachel's first son, and k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
